Description:
One
October morning, high school junior Bryan Dennison wakes up a different
person—helpful, generous, and chivalrous—a person whose new admirable qualities
he doesn’t recognize. Stranger still is the urge to tie a red sheet around his
neck like a cape.
Bryan soon realizes this compulsion to wear a red cape is accompanied by more unusual behavior. He can’t hold back from retrieving kittens from tall trees, helping little old ladies cross busy streets, and defending innocence anywhere he finds it.
Shockingly, at school, he realizes he used to be a bully. He’s attracted to the former victim of his bullying, Scott Beckett, though he has no memory of Scott from before “the change.” Where he’d been lazy in academics, overly aggressive in sports, and socially insecure, he’s a new person. And although he can recall behaving egotistically, he cannot remember his motivations.
Everyone, from his mother to his teachers to his “superjock” former pals, is shocked by his dramatic transformation. However, Scott Beckett is not impressed by Bryan’s newfound virtue. And convincing Scott he’s genuinely changed and improved, hopefully gaining Scott’s trust and maybe even his love, becomes Bryan’s obsession.
Bryan soon realizes this compulsion to wear a red cape is accompanied by more unusual behavior. He can’t hold back from retrieving kittens from tall trees, helping little old ladies cross busy streets, and defending innocence anywhere he finds it.
Shockingly, at school, he realizes he used to be a bully. He’s attracted to the former victim of his bullying, Scott Beckett, though he has no memory of Scott from before “the change.” Where he’d been lazy in academics, overly aggressive in sports, and socially insecure, he’s a new person. And although he can recall behaving egotistically, he cannot remember his motivations.
Everyone, from his mother to his teachers to his “superjock” former pals, is shocked by his dramatic transformation. However, Scott Beckett is not impressed by Bryan’s newfound virtue. And convincing Scott he’s genuinely changed and improved, hopefully gaining Scott’s trust and maybe even his love, becomes Bryan’s obsession.
Review:
Book Scorecard
**Stars**
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Overall
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4
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Adorable coming of age story about a jock who miraculously changes from a bully to a hero overnight. |
Fantasy
World
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5
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You'll definitely feel like you're in high school again. There are also some really great scenes like the cafeteria flash mob which are FABULOUS! |
Tingle
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1
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This is a very clean young adult book. There are some allusions to male/male sexual activity, and there is some attempted non-consensual contact. |
Characters
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5
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Bryan doesn't even know why he does the things he's doing, and it's fun to figure it out with him. Scott stands up for himself admirably for his age. The rest of the supporting cast is an enjoyable band of misfits with whom you'll wish you had gone to school. I want to be the little old lady BADLY. |
Story
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3
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Prologue is a bit long. Way too many parenthesis. It was a bit too spiritual for me, and there are unsubtle hints about Bryan's memory loss being caused by divine intervention. |
Summary
The Red Sheet by Mia Kerrick is
slightly precious for adult readers, but I encourage you to take a
chance and read it. I shit you not, this book is a bundle of fantasy
high school fun reminiscent of “Glee”.
It will remove more years from your face than Oil
of Olay, and you'll find yourself smiling for no reason at all.
This is not my usual type of book at all, but I had a blast. Yes,
some of the characters are stereotypes, and there was no explicit
action, but it was still a joy to read. Wearing a red sheet is not
required while reading this book, but it is encouraged.
The 190 pages fly by so the book
feels shorter than it is. The ebook price of $5.79 is a bit steep for
the page count, so I recommend buying it on sale or asking for it as
a gift.
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Mia Kerick is the mother of four
exceptional children—all named after saints—and five non-pedigreed cats—all
named after the next best thing to saints, Boston Red Sox players. Her husband
of twenty years has been told by many that he has the patience of Job, but don’t
ask Mia about that, as it is a sensitive subject.
Mia focuses her stories on the
emotional growth of troubled men and their relationships, and she believes that
sex has a place in a love story, but not until it is firmly established as a
love story. As a teen, Mia filled spiral-bound notebooks with romantic tales of
tortured heroes (most of whom happened to strongly resemble lead vocalists of
1980s big-hair bands) and stuffed them under her mattress for safekeeping. She
is thankful to Dreamspinner Press for providing her with an alternate place to
stash her stories.
Mia is proud of her involvement
with the Human Rights Campaign and cheers for each and every victory made in
the name of marital equality. Her only major regret: never having taken typing
or computer class in school, destining her to a life consumed with two-fingered
pecking and constant prayer to the Gods of Technology.
My
themes I always write about:
Sweetness.
Unconventional love, tortured/damaged heroes - only love can save them.
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